personal statement project (OWN)
Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
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I’d like to make this world a better place by helping those who can’t help themselves. My steps towards becoming a Registered Nurse and solving those problems for people and making that difference in someone’s life is someplace I’d like to be in the near future. When I was in 8th grade, I was faced with a situation that allowed me to learn things about myself that I had never known before. After school, while all the kids on the block were playing tag near the woods, it was abruptly stopped when a little elementary school boy had tripped and fallen himself into a thorn bush. I remember blood, lots of blood. There were deep cuts that had been left which were all over his hands and some on his face. Although I was young and despite being scared, I felt the immediate need to jump in and try to fix the situation. I remember being the first person to step in and keep him calm as my friends ran back home to get their parents and bandage wraps. This was my first real hands on experience with this type of situation, and it was the first time I had felt the want to solve and help not only him, but others as well.
For all the times I have been in the hospital, whether it be waiting in the lounge area or walking down the halls, I was astonished by the hardwork and dedication that the nurses had there. When I was 16, my life took a turn and all of a sudden the hospital became that of my go-to place. Not that I had initially desired to be there, but that I had to. My father was placed in the hospital for weeks, so I went to visit quite often. My mother was ill as well and had to be treated every week. I myself ended up having to go there a couple times for unavoidable reasons. The hospital had become a part of my daily life.
And at one point, I was frustrated. Frustrated that I was disorganized and a mess, that my parent’s situation was terrible and there was nothing I could do about it. But taking that frustration and switching it to positivity and motivation to help others in need always takes me back to the endless days at the hospital. But, I realize that Nurses are what didn't make it seem so long anymore. They cared for my parents and me, and it really did make an influence in my life and is something that I take to heart. I most definitely believe that these experiences are the backbone to the heavy interest and love I have for the RN career, as well as several, maybe tens or hundreds of patient’s problems I would like to solve in the future.
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I’d like to make this world a better place by helping those who can’t help themselves. My steps towards becoming a Registered Nurse and solving those problems for people and making that difference in someone’s life is someplace I’d like to be in the near future. When I was in 8th grade, I was faced with a situation that allowed me to learn things about myself that I had never known before. After school, while all the kids on the block were playing tag near the woods, it was abruptly stopped when a little elementary school boy had tripped and fallen himself into a thorn bush. I remember blood, lots of blood. There were deep cuts that had been left which were all over his hands and some on his face. Although I was young and despite being scared, I felt the immediate need to jump in and try to fix the situation. I remember being the first person to step in and keep him calm as my friends ran back home to get their parents and bandage wraps. This was my first real hands on experience with this type of situation, and it was the first time I had felt the want to solve and help not only him, but others as well.
For all the times I have been in the hospital, whether it be waiting in the lounge area or walking down the halls, I was astonished by the hardwork and dedication that the nurses had there. When I was 16, my life took a turn and all of a sudden the hospital became that of my go-to place. Not that I had initially desired to be there, but that I had to. My father was placed in the hospital for weeks, so I went to visit quite often. My mother was ill as well and had to be treated every week. I myself ended up having to go there a couple times for unavoidable reasons. The hospital had become a part of my daily life.
And at one point, I was frustrated. Frustrated that I was disorganized and a mess, that my parent’s situation was terrible and there was nothing I could do about it. But taking that frustration and switching it to positivity and motivation to help others in need always takes me back to the endless days at the hospital. But, I realize that Nurses are what didn't make it seem so long anymore. They cared for my parents and me, and it really did make an influence in my life and is something that I take to heart. I most definitely believe that these experiences are the backbone to the heavy interest and love I have for the RN career, as well as several, maybe tens or hundreds of patient’s problems I would like to solve in the future.